Three hundred-plus international experts contribute some 300 entries, providing health care professionals with current, practical information on the care of elders. The broad areas covered include social and policy issues, structural supports and circumstances necessary for elder care, family and professional caregivers issues, and issues specific to diagnosis, treatment, and disease management. Subtopics addressed within these four categories include acute and chronic diseases; nursing home care; rehabilitation; home care, including family-based care provision; disease prevention; health promotion and education; social services; case management; assisted living; palliative care; health care for specific racial/ethnic populations; and pharmacology and appropriate prescribing. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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